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Night-time photograph of a temple ritual. On the left, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-edged shawl sits with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a tall blue-and-white patterned conical headdress, a beaded mala and a gold necklace. To the right, a large deity murti draped in red cloth, with a golden hooded serpent canopy above, is decorated with yellow flower garlands and a gold necklace, and stands on a red-draped platform with brass oil lamps and a kalasha. A grey stone pillar and dark foliage fill the background, with a small flame at the lower left. Cues for the seated man are a tall headdress and saffron robe, but the face is not clearly distinctive, so identity is uncertain.

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Night-time puja at an open stone pavilion with grey carved pillars and strings of small lights overhead. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes and a patterned conical hat sits cross-legged before a brass tray of offerings, pink lotus, a small kalasha and bowls. Beside him, a white-cloth-draped altar holds a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a gold necklace and a white turban-like head covering. Behind it, large painted deity figures wear red and green garments, jewelled necklaces and a crown-like headdress, with a red curtain at the right edge. The priest is seated and reading or chanting from loose papers, and brass lamps and vessels stand on the altar.2007-10-16Night photo of a seated priest in orange saffron robes with a red-and-gold shawl, palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a deity murti. He wears a tall blue and gold embroidered hat and a beaded necklace. The murti is dressed in red cloth with yellow and white flower garlands and a gold hooded naga crown. Brass oil lamps, a kumkum-marked plate and a fire pit glowing at left complete the aarti setting beside a granite pillar.2007-08-26August 08 20112011-08-08A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and an ornate blue-and-gold patterned tall cap performs a night puja at an outdoor shrine. He holds a silver lamp with a lit flame and smoke in one hand, while a small silver bell and vessel rest on a tray before him with apples, bananas, a red offering and flower petals. Behind him, a deity murti draped in white and gold cloth is heavily garlanded with yellow, red and pink flowers. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel stand nearby under a dark night sky. Whether the priest is a person cannot be established from appearance alone.2007-10-14March 20 20142014-03-20November 12 20102010-11-12Night procession scene at a Kumbh Mela event. A central figure seated on a raised platform with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste wears a tall gold crown set with red stones, an orange-saffron robe, and layered garlands of pink and white flowers, with rudraksha malas and gold ornaments on the chest. Behind him stand attendants in orange robes holding tall silver trishul staffs, and a man in white with gold border and beaded necklaces stands at left. A canopy with blue, purple and multicolour tassels and marigold garlands hangs overhead. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in the saffron robe and gold crown, based on the crown, saffron robe and rudraksha cues.2013-02-10A photograph of a decorated deity murti in a silver and gold arched shrine, adorned with yellow, white and purple flower garlands and a jewelled crown and necklaces. To the right, a man in an orange-brown robe and a matching brown turban, with a white flower garland, sits on a red-cushioned silver throne with hands pressed together in prayer, head bowed. Purple draped cloth and hanging white and orange flower strands surround the scene, with fairy lights visible at the left edge.2016-12-14A central man with long dark hair stands in a procession, eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a gold and red jeweled crown, an orange-saffron robe, a thick pink and white flower garland, a rudraksha-style brown bead mala and gold necklaces, with a red bindi and white sandalwood marks on his forehead. Behind him stand men in orange robes holding silver trishula tridents, one with white vibhuti marks and beaded necklaces, along with a flower-decorated canopy with blue and purple tassels and a golden kalasha finial. Lights glow in the night background. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in a ceremonial procession with devotees.2013-02-10A man in profile stands at left before a golden shrine lit with warm lights, holding an oil lamp near a golden deity murti of a seated couple with crowns, gold jewelry and ornate prabhavali behind them. He wears a red-orange cloth, a leopard-print headband, a long white and yellow flower garland with red blossoms, gold bangles on his upper arm and a gold ring in his ear. In front of the shrine, a brass vessel holds pink petals and flowers on a red cloth, while a green cloth drapes the altar. Behind is a painted banyan tree backdrop with a red-and-white decorated panel at left. The man has a shaved-hair style with long locks at the back and no clear identifying cues beyond ceremonial dress.2017-09-10December 14 20162016-12-14A photograph of a temple ritual in an open courtyard. A man in an orange saffron robe and a tall ornate decorated headdress stands bent over at a stone altar, adorning a metal deity murti with garlands of red, yellow and purple flowers and a gold-bordered red silk cloth. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace sits at a microphone with a bell and an offering tray of orange flowers beside him. Two more men in white ritual clothes stand in the background near a doorway, and a lit oil lamp rests on the stone ledge at right.2010-11-12